Ernest Hemingway's ideology about War, And Feminism

Abstract

History has a record a number of wars in the world. War creates history. War is a symbol of power. Everyone wants to become powerful. War leads destruction, death, suffering. It kills innocent people also. The world has seen great war World WarI, World War II. When it comes to American literature regarding World War I, A Farewell to Arms is unrivalled. The topic of this is Ernest Hemingway's ideology towards War and Feminism. It is an important in understanding Hemingway's concept of war and women. Woman is an important person of society. Feminism plays a great role in the world. Feminism believes in equality of women. Hemingway's women are very powerful. A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls are powerful American novel. The narrative is largely driven by the threat of war. According to Samue Shaw, "as a war novel, that is its depiction of man in battle, A Farewell to Arms belongs with the supreme example of the genre." It is worth noting that Maxwell Perkins, Hemingway's editor, had his doubts about A Farewell to Arms' suitability as a war novel. However, Owen Wister read the novel as a romantic tale. "An improbable hero and heroine live in adolescent dream life," as Robert Lewis puts it, makes for a "wildly romantic" story. It marked Hemingway's arrival on the literary scene as a major personality. In a sense, A Farewell to Arms acted "as the great alibi for a generation." Since Hemingway referred to it as "his Romeo and Juliet" novel, it is fair to assume that the novel is romantic in tone.